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Portugal And Africa
  • Prince Henry "The Navigator"
  • Between 300 and 1600, Ghana, Mali, And Songhai Each Dominated West Africa
Ghana (Peak 1200s)
  • The Smallest Of The Three West African Empires
  • It Did Not Extend To The Coast Of The Atlantic
  • Gold And Mineral Salt (Money)
Mali (Peak Mid-1300)
  • Mali Extended From The Atlantic To Nearly A Quarter Of The Way Into The African Continent (Gained Power Of Ghana)
  • Gold, Salt, Copper, Spices, Ivory, Ostrich Feathers, Slaves
  • Timbuktu-Biggest City
Songhai (Peak 1450)
  • The Largest Of The Three Empires
  • Covered Most Of The Area Included In Ghana And Mali
  • Ruled By King Sunni Ali, Captured Timbuktu 1468
  • Muslim
What Was The Importance Of Ghana, Mali, And Songhai?
  • Control Of Trade In West Africa
How Did wst African Empires Affect European Trade?
  • Portugese Carried Goods From Europe To West African Empires
  • Metals, Cloth, And Manufactured Goods For Gold
The Three G's
  • Gold
  • God
  • Glory